Same as what would be wrong with 21 struts...Kamikuza wrote:... what's wrong with 7 struts?
kitesurfbali wrote:Is all about finding the right compromise
more struts = more rigidity in the canopy = more weight
less struts = less rigidity in the canopy = less weight
I remember an old Naish kite with 10 struts.... Did no fly very well but huge jumping and crazy hang time..
Race kites like to have more struts but some brand is reducing them also...
The no struts kite I saw flying if you look at the canopy just behind the LE you could see deformations on the profile!
Bye Jankie
i got to ride the x10 again not too long ago, and it's amazing how slow this kite is.tautologies wrote:kitesurfbali wrote:Is all about finding the right compromise
more struts = more rigidity in the canopy = more weight
less struts = less rigidity in the canopy = less weight
I remember an old Naish kite with 10 struts.... Did no fly very well but huge jumping and crazy hang time..
Race kites like to have more struts but some brand is reducing them also...
The no struts kite I saw flying if you look at the canopy just behind the LE you could see deformations on the profile!
Bye Jankie
haha the x10...ultra high aspect. I still have one. Wonder how that would fly compared to the current kites...nah...
I should have clarified :Kamikuza wrote:Up yer bum Alex
Assuming that anything more than 6 struts is unacceptable - why is 6 ok but 7 not?
alexrider wrote: I should have clarified :
21 struts are unacceptable
7 struts are unacceptable
6 struts are unacceptable
1 strut, any strut is unacceptable
1 inflatable leading edge in unacceptable
bladders and pumps are unacceptable
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